Preview some of the books the are coming out this fall. Joining us now is former National Security advisor and ambassador and former assistant secretary of state susan rice, her book is called tough love my story of the things worth fighting for is coming out in october and best arise thanks for being with us for a few minutes. Thanks for having me. You talk about tough love and some of the things worth fighting for. What is the book begin first of all. The book begins with my family. My parents and grandparents in the story of where they came from which is so important to who i am and how i developed. The tough love is very much the way my parents raised me. I think its fair to say the kind of mother i am. In fact the kind of leader i am in my professional contacts. The part of my story of the things worth fighting for really is all of the things the matter to me. Family and fighting for equality and fighting for the values that i think defines our nation and our universal values. Fig
Annual history symposium entitled reconstruction in the long reconstruction to 150 years towards freedom. I am the chief historian, you can call me truck. Please not call me the guy in charge because none of this couldve happened without the involvement of so many here, in this society. It is an all hands, all board operation. Taking charge of the logistics and influencing much of the symposium contacted lauren borchard, the societys director of historical programs, she has helped along by charlotte cummings, and several other Staff Members as well as a whole host, of enthusiastic volunteers. Theyll do this not just once a year, but are not routine races on our Public Program including a noontime lecture series. The next one is coming up on the 29th of may, the other ones is a halfpage red fire on the registration flyer outside and i would like you to encourage you to fill out the questionnaire that you found on the desk in front of you when you came in. I will leave to the society Jan
That protest organizers have called off saturdays demonstration. Were on it, guaranteed. Think of the timing here. Protest saturday night, maybe. New tariffs on china set for sunday, maybe. There is a connection between hong kong protests and china trade and our market, which by the way, does not reopen until Tuesday Morning. But look, its dorian that is the center of attention, certainly in florida this weekend. Its likely to make landfall monday and blast the state all the way through tuesday. Already, theres been a run on groceries and gas stations. President trumps canceled his trip to poland to be in america when dorian hits. Theres a nasty note here. A former Prime Minister of canada, kim campbell, tweeted that she hopes the hurricane scores a direct hit on maralago. She doesnt like our president. All right. Stand by. The latest on dorian coming up and well have the latest biden gaffe. Yes, there has been another. Varney company is about to begin. Stuart all right. This is happen
Test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test the war is about slavery. The Iowa Supreme Court declares segregated schools are unconstitutional under the iowa constitution. So that we have the precursor to brown before there is a 14th amendment. This is clark versus directors of the muska tin schools. Clark will be the u. S. Ambassador to liberia in the 1890s. The long reconstruction is about the changes taking place when a man sues to get his daughter into the Public Schools to be coming in as a u. S. Ambassador to liberia. A year after the war ends, the con fed rats are still running their legislatures and pass black codes and within two years those black codes are all repealed as africanamericans and white unionists begin to take over southern legislature. A revolution in law that takes place, an obvious example to say its now okay for africanamericans and white americans to get married in the south. This is part of the revolution in law in lou
Reconstruction. And kelly will describe the Civil Rights Act that in validated public accommodation sections of the law. This was part of a symposium on reconstruction hosted by the u. S. Capitol historical society. Good morning again. I would like to welcome you to the second and concluding day of the u. S. Capitol historical societys annual history symposium entitled reconstruction and the long reconstruction, 150 years toward freedom. Im the societys chief historian. You can call me chuck. But please dont call me the guy in charge because none of this could have happened without the involvement of so many here in the society. Its really very much an all hands onboard kind of operation. Taking charge of the logistics and influencing much of the content is the societys director of historical programs. Shes been helped by our programs assistant and several other Staff Members as well as a whole host of enthusiastic volunteers. They all do this not just once a year, but on a routine bas